Consultation outcome

Land use in England

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
31 January 2025
Last updated
18 March 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

This consultation has concluded

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Land use consultation: summary of responses

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Detail of outcome

We received 7,381 responses to our consultation, including 6,095 organised campaign responses and 1,286 unique responses.

We have responded to consultation feedback through our preparation of the Land Use Framework for England.

Original consultation

Summary

Seeking views on our vision for land use in England and how to deliver it. This consultation will inform the development of a land use framework.

This consultation was held on another website.

This consultation ran from
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Consultation description

England has limited land with growing demands being made of it. This consultation explores the land use changes implied by commitments to restore nature, support food production, improve climate resilience and deliver new housing and infrastructure.

It seeks views on the type and scale of land use changes that might be needed, as well as the actions government could take to support this. This will help to foster a public discussion about how land can better support government’s plan for change.

Updates to this page

Published 31 January 2025
Last updated 18 March 2026 show all updates

  1. Added consultation summary of responses. We have responded to consultation feedback through our preparation of the Land Use Framework for England.

  2. First published.

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